WASH Forum

Working in collaboration with Hydro Nation International Centre (HNIC), the Scotland Malawi Partnership invited members to attend our upcoming WASH Forum, entitled:

Data, Information and Knowledge Flows in WASH:

paving the way towards SDG6 and the Malawi Vision 2063

Access to safe and affordable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is vital for the health and well-being of people and for inclusive and sustainable development. In the Sustainable Development Goals, WASH is targeted in SDG6 and is a top priority at global, regional, and local levels, including in Malawi and Scotland. Further, ‘Clean Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene’ is identified as Enabler 5 of the Malawi 2063 Vision and underpins Scotland’s Hydro Nation agenda. 

Despite efforts both in Scotland and Malawi to make data, information, knowledge and evidence-based decision- and policy-making a backbone of WASH-related governance and development, there are a number of challenges. At this WASH Forum we will strive to explore how the Governments of Scotland and Malawi communicate their data, information and knowledge needs and how the knowledge-makers respond to those needs.

At this WASH Forum event, amongst others, we heard from:

• Jon Rathjen, Deputy Director, Water Policy & Climate Change and Energy Directorate Operations, Scottish Government
• Dr. Andrew Jamali, Research Manager at Malawi’s National Planning Commission
• Muthi Nhlema, Team Leader, BASEflow | (baseflowmw.org)
• Dr. Kondwani Chidziwisano, Research Fellow, Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) and team member at WASHTED
• Dr. Rachel Helliwell, Hydro Nation International Centre (HNIC) and Centre of Expertise for Water (CREW)

Recorded Video

Missed this meeting? You can find the recording on this page with the below time stamps

Agenda

0:00 Welcome and overview - Natasha Maluza, Communication and Engagement Officer, SMP
05:22 Chair’s opening comments - Aibek Samakov, International Development Officer, HNIC
09:13 Jon Rathjen, Scottish Government - How governments communicate their data needs?
19:11 Dr. Andrew Jamali, Malawi’s National Planning Commission - How governments communicate their data needs?
28:33 Muthi Nhlema, BASEflow - How knowledge-makers respond to these calls? Experiences from the MWAMIS Case Study
45:04 Dr. Kondwani Chidziwisano, Malawi University of Business and Applied
Sciences (MUBAS) - How knowledge-makers respond to government's data needs
55:57 Dr. Rachel Helliwell, Hydro Nation International Centre (HNIC) and Centre of Expertise for Water (CREW) - How knowledge-makers respond to these calls
05:11 Opening question for Q&A session from Chair - What happens when the data which is generated upon Government's request doesn't necessarily agree/contradicts the policy vision/priorities?
01:10:30 Members’ comments, questions and contributions
01:36:54 Closing Remarks from Chair
01:40:07 Closing remarks Chad Morse, Interim Deputy CEO, SMP